Hmmm.I've been working for less than a week, and I've gained 2 pounds. This is so weird. When I had Jake, I did gain some weight, but I've worked really hard to get it off and keep it off. Now, I've been working a total of five days and I've gained 2 pounds? Besides, I only work about 2.5 hours a day, not counting the phone calls.

But after thinking about it, I have figured it out. I'm still working at the kitchen table, and nearly every time I come in to send an email or work on the billing, I grab a snack. Furthermore, I'm missing my hour at the gym - I used to go between 10:30 and 11:30 in the morning while Jake spent the hour in the gym's nursery - and now I'm afraid that I'll miss too many calls if I spend that time. I know I should get up early and go before the work day starts but that's the time I spend with Addie before school.

Note: I need to ask Landers next week if I can change my voicemail message to reflect the company so that if I do miss a call, people know that they can leave me a message and I'll get right back to them. On one hand, I know they hired me largely so that customers would actually get a real person on the phone, but what if I'm in the bathroom or one of the kids has an emergency?

The phone-call aspect is definitely taking up more time than I expected. I need to start charting how much time outside of my daily work it takes up so I know if my deal to get paid for 15 hours a week even if I do not clock that many is actually worth it

I'm so excited about the weekend and spending a full 48 hours without having to answer my phone. And my new desk!